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Celebrating Valentine’s Day with Meaning

Posted by kgellman on February 14th, 2011

The holiday that everyone has been hinting at since February 1st has finally arrived–Valentine’s Day. As we all know, Valentine’s is a holiday that can bring out the best in people, and whether you believe this is a holiday for the most intimate of lovers or for anyone with love at all, you’re sure to [...]

Raising kids the Chinese way: why does it work?

Posted by Jessica on February 2nd, 2011

“Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” a new book by Amy Chua, has caused quite a stir with its proposals regarding the question of how to best raise children. The book takes a position firmly defending a rigorous model of parent-child relations that will be familiar to Chinese readers; but in the eyes of westerners [...]

Keeping Teens happy and stimulated in the Winter

Posted by kgellman on January 24th, 2011

Finding ways to keep entertained during the cold, winter season can be a challenge for everyone, regardless of age.  For teens, winter breaks can be exceptionally brutal: trapped inside their houses with their families, itching for fun ways to fill their time. Often enough, kids simply don’t have the money to go to the movies [...]

Childhood 2.0 – Texting, Computers and Communicating

Posted by kgellman on January 17th, 2011

By the time they’re approaching middle school, most American kids know their way around computers, cell phones, Ipods, and video games at a level of skill and comfort that some of us are still trying to reach. Scholarship abounds supporting either side of the debate as to whether this is giving our kids and overall [...]

Helping Your Teenager Survive Acne

Posted by kstuart on October 12th, 2010

As a young teen I struggled with that terrible bane of every teenager’s existence: acne. I had the oily T-Zone, the beastly blemishes—and I hated every minute of it. As if being a teenager isn’t hard enough, throw acne into the mix and no wonder they’re such an emotional crew! By my junior year, however, I [...]